Vikings Report: Cassel, Ponder will compete to start

In an extended visit last month with Paul Allen and Paul Charchian of KFAN, Vikings G.M. Rick Spielman was unequivocal regarding his position that Christian Ponder is the team’s quarterback. Then again, Spielman also said that the Vikings had “no intent” to trade Percy Harvin. Amid Spielman’s commitment to the guy he picked with the…